Out of Nowhere (Lee Konitz and Paul Bley album)

Out of Nowhere
Studio album by
Lee Konitz and Paul Bley
ReleasedFebruary 1998
RecordedApril 1997
GenreJazz
Length60:15
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD 31427
ProducerNils Winther
Lee Konitz chronology
Dig Dug Dog
(1997) 		Out of Nowhere
(1998) 		RichLee!
(1997)
Paul Bley chronology
Sankt Gerold
(1996) 		Out of Nowhere
(1998) 		Notes on Ornette
(1997)

Out of Nowhere is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1997 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "When Konitz solos on these seven veteran standards, Bley plays fairly straightforwardly, but when it is time for the piano solos, Bley stretches himself and shows why he was considered one of the earliest free stylists. ... Konitz was always a very open improviser, so this combination works quite well".[5] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella noted "Konitz and Bley are unique artists with a sound few can copy, who stroll easily between avant-garde and straight-ahead standards. Recommended".[7]

Track listing

  1. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 6:03
  2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman) – 11:03
  3. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 9:12
  4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 11:23
  5. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 7:41
  6. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 8:23
  7. "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 6:30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed May 30, 2017
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed May 30, 2017
  3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 30, 2017
  4. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 30, 2017
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Out of Nowhere – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 838. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Santella, J. All About Jazz Review, June 1, 1998